Total Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Capacities of Selected Chinese Medicinal Plants
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Antioxidant capacities of 56 selected Chinese medicinal plants were evaluated using the Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assays, and their total phenolic content was measured by the Folin-Ciocalteu method. The strong correlation between TEAC value and FRAP value suggested that the antioxidants in these plants possess free radical scavenging activity and oxidant reducing power, and the high positive correlation between antioxidant capacities and total phenolic content implied that phenolic compounds are a major contributor to the antioxidant activity of these plants. The results showed that Dioscorea bulbifera, Eriobotrya japonica, Tussilago farfara and Ephedra sinica could be potential rich sources of natural antioxidants.
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Positive correlation exists between phenolic content and ABTS activity in M. sinensis peel, M. paradisiaca flesh and peel, and between phenolic content and FRAP activity of M. sinensis peel and M. paradisiaca flesh.
“The positive correlation between phenolic content and the ABTS activity in M. sinensis peel, M. paradisiaca flesh and peel, FRAP activity of M. sinensis peel, and M. paradisiaca flesh is in conformity with reports of phenolic compounds being related to antioxidant activity [83–85].”
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- Authors
- Song, F.-L., Gan, R.-Y., Zhang, Y., Xiao, Q., Kuang, L., & Li, H.-B.
- Affiliations
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Li, Hua-Bin
- Venue
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2010-06-01
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 2362-2372
- ISSN
- 1422-0067 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2904921
- OpenAlex
- W2055263962
- Cited by
- 346
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 6.63
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- International Journal of Molecular Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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- Funders
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry › Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Free Radicals and Antioxidants
- Keywords
- Chinese herbal medicine, total phenolic content, antioxidant capacity, free radical scavenging, reducing power, phenolic compounds, Dioscorea bulbifera, Eriobotrya japonica, Tussilago farfara, Ephedra sinica, natural antioxidants
- MeSH terms
- Antioxidants, Drugs, Chinese Herbal, Medicine, Chinese Traditional, Phenols, Plants, Medicinal, Free Radical Scavengers
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